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Uttlesford taxi and PHV enforcement ramps up with driver suspensions and joint TfL anti-touting operations at Stansted Airport

Uttlesford taxi and PHV enforcement ramps up with driver suspensions and joint TfL anti-touting operations at Stansted Airport

Uttlesford taxi and PHV enforcement ramps up with driver suspensions and joint TfL anti-touting operations at Stansted Airport

Perry Richardson

May 272 min read

Westmorland and Furness taxi drivers told shoes are mandatory and new vaping sign must be displayed as council tightens rules

Westmorland and Furness taxi drivers told shoes are mandatory and new vaping sign must be displayed as council tightens rules

Westmorland and Furness taxi drivers told shoes are mandatory and new vaping sign must be displayed as council tightens rules

Perry Richardson

May 272 min read

Baroness Pidgeon BACKS cross-border taxi and PHV enforcement reforms, but calls for full licensing overhaul

Baroness Pidgeon BACKS cross-border taxi and PHV enforcement reforms, but calls for full licensing overhaul

Baroness Pidgeon BACKS cross-border taxi and PHV enforcement reforms, but calls for full licensing overhaul

Perry Richardson

May 253 min read

DfT distances itself from TfL taxi licensing delays linked to cyber attack and software rollout

DfT distances itself from TfL taxi licensing delays linked to cyber attack and software rollout

DfT distances itself from TfL taxi licensing delays linked to cyber attack and software rollout

Perry Richardson

May 242 min read

SOCIAL CONDUCT: How poor online professionalism aimed at cabbies and passengers could now impact a taxi driver's ‘fit and proper’ licensing

SOCIAL CONDUCT: How poor online professionalism aimed at cabbies and passengers could now impact a taxi driver's ‘fit and proper’ licensing

SOCIAL CONDUCT: How poor online professionalism aimed at cabbies and passengers could now impact a taxi driver's ‘fit and proper’ licensing

Perry Richardson

May 243 min read

Why are councils quietly scrapping taxi age limits across England?

Why are councils quietly scrapping taxi age limits across England?

Why are councils quietly scrapping taxi age limits across England?

Perry Richardson

May 243 min read

Conwy councillors refuse private hire vehicle licence after safety suspension and unreported crash

Conwy councillors refuse private hire vehicle licence after safety suspension and unreported crash

Conwy councillors refuse private hire vehicle licence after safety suspension and unreported crash

Perry Richardson

May 242 min read

ILLEGAL FARES ACCEPTED: Out-of-area private hire crackdown sees drivers hit with fines after covert Reading checks

ILLEGAL FARES ACCEPTED: Out-of-area private hire crackdown sees drivers hit with fines after covert Reading checks

ILLEGAL FARES ACCEPTED: Out-of-area private hire crackdown sees drivers hit with fines after covert Reading checks

Perry Richardson

May 222 min read

School run dual licensed taxi driver SUSPENDED THREE-MONTHS after carrying too many passengers in wrong vehicle

School run dual licensed taxi driver SUSPENDED THREE-MONTHS after carrying too many passengers in wrong vehicle

School run dual licensed taxi driver SUSPENDED THREE-MONTHS after carrying too many passengers in wrong vehicle

Perry Richardson

May 222 min read

Uber eyes London ‘robo-ridehail’ launch as Government opens milestone door to operators offering self-driving passenger services

Uber eyes London ‘robo-ridehail’ launch as Government opens milestone door to operators offering self-driving passenger services

Uber eyes London ‘robo-ridehail’ launch as Government opens milestone door to operators offering self-driving passenger services

Perry Richardson

May 223 min read

Taxi drivers handed major boost as West Suffolk scraps controversial five-year vehicle rule

Taxi drivers handed major boost as West Suffolk scraps controversial five-year vehicle rule

Taxi drivers handed major boost as West Suffolk scraps controversial five-year vehicle rule

Perry Richardson

May 213 min read

POLITICAL BATTLEGROUND: How a taxi licensing loophole turned into a Westminster transport war

POLITICAL BATTLEGROUND: How a taxi licensing loophole turned into a Westminster transport war

POLITICAL BATTLEGROUND: How a taxi licensing loophole turned into a Westminster transport war

Perry Richardson

May 205 min read

Bristol taxi and PHV crackdown finds dangerous tyres as drivers suspended on the spot

Bristol taxi and PHV crackdown finds dangerous tyres as drivers suspended on the spot

Bristol taxi and PHV crackdown finds dangerous tyres as drivers suspended on the spot

Perry Richardson

May 202 min read

Are disabled passengers set for major taxi rights boost under new reforms?

Are disabled passengers set for major taxi rights boost under new reforms?

Are disabled passengers set for major taxi rights boost under new reforms?

Perry Richardson

May 202 min read

Taxi licensing overhaul gains momentum as MPs discuss safety and cross-border concerns in latest Commons debate

Taxi licensing overhaul gains momentum as MPs discuss safety and cross-border concerns in latest Commons debate

Taxi licensing overhaul gains momentum as MPs discuss safety and cross-border concerns in latest Commons debate

Perry Richardson

May 203 min read

Why a missing certificate of good conduct does not automatically block a taxi or PHV licence

Why a missing certificate of good conduct does not automatically block a taxi or PHV licence

Why a missing certificate of good conduct does not automatically block a taxi or PHV licence

Perry Richardson

May 193 min read

Cambridgeshire private hire driver SUSPENDED after cancelling blind passenger’s booking over guide dog

Cambridgeshire private hire driver SUSPENDED after cancelling blind passenger’s booking over guide dog

Cambridgeshire private hire driver SUSPENDED after cancelling blind passenger’s booking over guide dog

Perry Richardson

May 192 min read

Hackney carriage driver BANNED after police unable to trace nominated speeding offender

Hackney carriage driver BANNED after police unable to trace nominated speeding offender

Hackney carriage driver BANNED after police unable to trace nominated speeding offender

Perry Richardson

May 192 min read

Former TfL private hire driver DENIED new dual taxi licence following convictions and complaints on record

Former TfL private hire driver DENIED new dual taxi licence following convictions and complaints on record

Former TfL private hire driver DENIED new dual taxi licence following convictions and complaints on record

Perry Richardson

May 182 min read

Labour MP warns taxi licensing shake-up could “drive down standards” and weaken public safety in letter to Transport Secretary

Labour MP warns taxi licensing shake-up could “drive down standards” and weaken public safety in letter to Transport Secretary

Labour MP warns taxi licensing shake-up could “drive down standards” and weaken public safety in letter to Transport Secretary

Perry Richardson

May 164 min read

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